Stanley #95 turns into a dovetail plane

My buddy Ken wanted me to turn his Stanley #95 plane into a 14 degree dovetail plane. For those of you not familiar with the #95, it is a special plane designed to square up corners for jointing.

Here is a shot of the #95 in action squaring up a board. To begin with, I put a saw kerf in the side of the block and then cut the bottom at 14 degrees. The tablesaw made these tasks pretty simple.

And then I marked out the body of the plane and used a forstner bit to cut a trench for the outcroppings of the backside of the plane. A little chisel work helped remove waste and carve the trench.

After trial fits and more cutting, I finally had a home for the plane to rest in. It was a tight fit.

Here is a view from the rear of the plane, showing the angled sole. I made a few swipes on some scrap and had half of a dovetail in no time. Love those curly shavings. This prototype came out so good that I declared it good enough for prime time and also made one for myself. Nothing beats a few hours in the shop.